note 61319 added to function.preg-replace

I've found a use for preg_replace. If you've got eg. a database with persons assiciated with numbers, you may want to input links in a kind of shorthand, like [p=12345], and have it expanded to a full url with a name in it. This is my solution: $expanded_text = preg_replace('/\\[p=(\d+)\\]/e', "\\"<a href=\\\\\\"./test.php?person=$1\\\\\\">\\".get_name($1).\\"</a&>\\"", $short_text); It took me some time to work out the proper number of quotes and backslashes. regards, Leif. ---- Server IP: 62.101.198.25 Probable Submitter: 62.16.183.238 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+61319 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61319&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61319&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61319&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61319&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61319&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61319&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61319&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+61319&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php